Microsoft Press is pleased to offer the second edition of Kraig Brockschmidt's in-depth ebook on writing Windows Store apps using HTML, CSS3, and JavaScript on the Windows 8.1 platform. The ebook includes 20 chapters and 4 appendices.

Thanks to mobile phones, we have moved from virtually no one having access to information
to virtually everyone having access to the vast resources of the Web. This is
arguably the most important achievement of our generation. Despite its overarching
importance, mobile computing is in its infancy. Technical, financial, and political forces
have created platform fragmentation like never before, and it’s going to get worse before
it gets better.

In this live coding session, W3C member and front end development expert Lea Verou implements the classic Conway's Game of Life in the browser using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Watch a live coding session in which Lea Verou implements the classic Conway's Game of Life in the browser using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Play by Play is a series where you get a rare view into the workflows and thought processes of top admins, developers, and designers. This is not a planned or rehearsed presentation, but a live, unrehearsed problem solving and troubleshooting session where you see an expert think through issues and design solutions, as they do in the real world every day.

Windows 8 was a huge change for Microsoft, and they want developers to write applications for their OS using familiar technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.This means that going from web development to Windows development has never been easier, which also means that you could have new opportunities on the horizon. If you want to make the transition from web to Windows, or you just want to learn more about Windows development, this course will teach you all the basics that you need to know.